r/IndiansInUK

Moving to London in a few months. Have an offer for 108k. My partner earning around 40k in India and will continue working remotely. Have 1 kid. We really want to live more central in nice areas with good schools and decent commute like Islington or Hampstead etc., but rents for even 2bhk there are 3k+ . Is that ok with this salary, or is it better to live farther out like Zones 3-6?

I recently moved from India to London for university and I’m struggling with homesickness way more than I expected.
I’ve only been here a few weeks and my parents have just gone back to India. Since they left, I’ve been crying constantly and I genuinely just want to go home. I miss everything about my life there, my family, my house, familiar food, people, routines, even really small everyday things I never thought I’d miss.
I thought moving to London for KCL would finally make me happy because I’d been feeling lonely and unhappy for quite a while before moving. I had this idea that I’d come here, start university, make friends and have this exciting new life. Instead I feel even more miserable than I did before.
I live in East London in a PG rather than student accommodation, quite far from uni. I live with a family and another couple and share a bathroom, and I really hate the living situation. Most people around me seem to live near uni with flatmates and are constantly going out, while I come back to my PG and feel completely alone. The evenings are especially horrible.
I’m also quite socially anxious and haven’t managed to make close friends at uni yet, which obviously makes the homesickness worse. I feel like I’m watching everyone else start their university lives while I’m just trying to get through the day.
I keep thinking that I made a huge mistake coming here and that I should’ve just stayed in India. I have to do my 4 year degree ,so the thought of staying here for the whole year till summer break let alone 4 years feels impossible right now.

Just started my LLM in London (international Indian student).
I haven’t applied for any Training Contracts or vacation schemes for this upcoming cycle yet, partly because I’m still settling in, and partly because my original plan was just to take the Graduate Visa route, paralegal for a bit, and hopefully convert that into sponsorship down the line. Looking into it more with the new £38.7k salary threshold and how firms hire, is this plan completely delusional?Do firms ever actually sponsor international paralegals once the Graduate Visa runs out, or do they just replace you with a fresh grad? Trying to figure out if missing this autumn’s cycle means I’m basically setting myself up to be sent home in two years.

Hey! Aspiring photographer here (been a minute since I've shot regularly tbh) based in London, willing to travel around the UK for the right collab.

Building my portfolio from scratch and looking for people down for **free shoots** where we both get something out of it. You get professionally edited photos, I get portfolio pieces + experience.

**Down to shoot:**
- Portraits (creative, fashion, casual, cinematic)
- Couples
- Lifestyle/street style
- Cars/bikes
- Socials content
- Editorial/creative concepts
- Boudoir (professional, chill vibes)

No fancy portfolio to flex yet, but I promise I'm serious about this and we'll collab on ideas together in a relaxed environment.

Interested? Hit me up with your ideas + location 🤝✨

Hi, I’m 24 M planning to move to London in the 1st week of December(odd time I know since many will go back to India for vacation). I have been using SpareRoom and RightMove for hunting(not actively hunting since I’ll be moving in a bit later than usual) to find HouseShares available. I wanted to know how did you find fellow flatmates since that’ll be the most comfortable for someone like me moving to a new city for the first time and easy to become friends with. I wouldn’t want to commute to central London from surrounding towns and would much rather stay in and around. What worked for you?

Hi All,

Moving to UK early next year. Need recommendations for rented house to stay for a family of 3.

Which is going to be the best place for Indians?

Budget 1000-1200£. Easy commute to Central london.

How is Tonbridge by the way?

I’m 24M moving from Liverpool to Cambridge later this month and am looking for a room where I can move into. My new job is based in Thetford so I’ll have to use the train very often, hence I’m looking for a room (preferably an en suite) around the train station. If anyone stays in Cambridge or can help me with finding some groups there, feel free to drop it!